The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-12
DEFENCE OF THE KNIGHTS.
CAUSES LEADING TO THE EXPULSION
DE DLATRLCT I2G.

ns.a,ed 70 Nsr. o "a , as 1850 o. .o "''
D''e"hrsea ~ o'ae' % morrison.
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Morkinah fowoorly VIII III pubic hIoecn IN
boston ,o-morr9w night re,ef ior tho hs ,s
and the causes leading to tho action OF inc
has heretofore beon given out by tho
the case has out to tho Sh pSbs The acts
Of this case-wllch has created more dlssen.
sion within tho order and more discussion and
soon Of 9 the Gope eteo g'"n
dorstood will take on an entirely new phase.
Mr. powderly's address will, however, not DO
ANYTHING like full account Of tho trouble from
That will come later.
DO put in shape for tho printer aud be sent in
ro"ntrv A nrom,nont nombsr NJ .ba order
who has seen tho papers declares u that TIL. the
head 81 PiS ig a s2W up
sasn fully to the General Executive Board
m949 n wonId surnr,sc the public md Thousands
2, me%S;ss q ths or$cr Ss yc!l:* s@id / he, Y:
thr. Incni aseemb Iiss nnd IN ~ Wi"rna
Gn q ON nin"oss wnre moi onlv discha ru"d from
che ssy ,SsS sSSs y G% The apS Nae be-
Sctary 'G Snninghaas iDsiructiom 't to ant NIKE
Ws I M WSs nSysr wG sSs eknSsd
Exanmiivs BnarI's ina; rnctions thew remainch
for Few DAYS In aiasnns nils tbsyy v we're In.
coming from N Rof Te,k The trnst which
S nn ~ NJ o made aa eSh tnn ay n
GstrIot tsssinbiy 100 WINS ordered. md from
sheIi, report III General board could do
Hcr r. e dea shn pSe nS%
repor sngs hst The o"nrs OF LEGAL
S ,bss. aos5 aaS3 and 47i7 and ,s courts Of
aSss tho - rcsords slowing SLOW WY and how how
L sne ha no
were ns!d ahS conm,@e ~ HIS Its r t tr sd
" 20 .ss ot Se5pE s
TSSG ~ s WRs nS IL S Of
tha Ssrct h mere we're yh Sno ,aeons N
som wSo Was sat al that mU wakpE eeente
fSbSeysd to eh Sn sxen that his demand for
ply 70 %sdo to be acted a upon to hss saS H
dsG ,ho , ne was p,t supposed to be member
81 ss ses Srss ms 00'h tho operatives and own
s. Haans s OF e5
slre to sever r. their c9nneStlon Ti,h tn locals
for ~ The ardsr
The committee says the charters Of the three
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fisss. Ssssass \, 'fksserdips Secretary Gun;
Ssd his & The time " a nofce That ha
LIZ! mgg'h enS 20 had sishGa al aSreeMeni 10
Wien sna sss Hi ss sn m at and ddn Gdse
Jnn. az and besides directing Cunningham rot
iHfisslns had agreed to settle vs.. matter WIZ
orSer me strike took naee and MAS ts
q chan: ;esdsss that we're summary ss-
conMtspmplate.
nat saa af shS wss RsG 1T all
Morrison, moekeI at ana issulted those who
Ssso fnySrlsb|y rsiussd. and Shsn they re-:
onnr S thsy w Wsrs the
Morrison sent aIist to tho firm Informing them
that such persons had resigned Or had been
expelled. and demanded that they be dis
charged at once. 1t never failed;
In all. sixty persons testified before the
committee that they had been called down
into the office OF the frm, and had been dis
charged on slight, the reason, being that Nor
fison had said they should NOT work any
order. The evidence, which occupies nearly
shows that In no instance Was there
9 trial. and It was merely by the
discharyed from the mill always with the pro-
Niso thnt II their withdrawal from the local as
Sembly was recalled they could still remain In
the employ Of the Arm, a COPY Of the letter
sent TO higgins CO.: ordering the firm to dis
charge the enclosed list. is in the hands Of the
General Executive Board, along with a vast
amount OF other documentary evidence against
Htgy!ns and Morrison The telegram from J.
him not to order strike, is as follows:
The order directed to you jpstines all members who
remained At work In Higgins Co a factory. as well AZ
those hS returned L. Of said order This
tsson e. al who avssd 81 e. assure pro-
.p. " ~ .s., seSs'S.y
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